[AT] Can you hear me now?

[charliehill]

Steve have you ever tried this type of connector.
http://www.drillspot.com/products/124814/3M_316IR_Insulation_Displacement_Connector
The telephone companies use these Scotchlok brand connectors a lot.   They 
have several differnet styles and types.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve W." <falcon at telenet.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Friday, February 05, 2010 7:04 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Can you hear me now?


> Cecil Bearden wrote:
>> I think most everyone remembers the 74 GMC fire truck that I drove from
>> Mt Holley NJ to OKlahoma City.  When we left all the sires lights etc
>> worked.  The truck only had 5000 miles on it when we left.  When we
>> arrived, the head and tailights and turn signals worked, but the rest of
>> the stuff that I wanted to show off with in the next parade would no
>> work.  The relay bank was coroded and rusted because of the salt we
>> encountered on the PennTurnpike during that snowstorm..  A rural fire
>> dept asked me a few years ago to buy all the lights and I should have
>> sold it..  In fact I should have sold them the entire truck.  Where I
>> set my boot heel while driving is a 1/2 inch tall corroded area from the
>> salt on my boots.  The frame is covered in fine powdered rust that will
>> burn just like salt when it gets in your eyes working under it...
>>
>> If I could just get somehting done around here, I might get it going
>> again...
>>
>> I can only imagine what happens to electronics when they get exposed to
>> the salt in the NOrtheast..
>>
>> Cecil in OKla
>
> Salt, What salt.....
>
> I just love looking at the latest engines and how they combat rust. The
> tanker we got last year is highly praised because "It's an ALL stainless
> body" Great, Stainless is good, BUT crawl under it and OOPS, yep the
> BODY is stainless, but the frame is double wall steel, support hardware
> is plain steel, wiring runs are in plain steel. Care to guess what the
> problem becomes?
>
> Others use aluminum. No problem. EXCEPT aluminum and salt are REALLY bad
> combinations.
>
> One of the newest things is to use the electronic protection like they
> use on ships. Nice idea, FOR A SHIP. Doesn't work very well to stop rust
> on a vehicle that is operating 99% of the time in a non-conductive
> environment. (you do see the occasional fire truck off the pier or into
> the pond/river)
>
> I spent most of last week crawling under our rigs doing wiring repairs.
> I at least use good wire, strip, wrap and solder the connections then
> seal them with a coat of liquid tape. Then wrap that with a layer of
> GOOD E-Tape and finally coat that with liquid tape.
>
> NFPA still says to use unsealed, crimped connections and terminal
> strips... My last letter to them was to take a look at military wiring
> standards.
>
> If I had my say the wiring would all be run inside sealed plastic
> conduits. Places where the seal is broken would get Packard style
> connections with a coating of extra sealant. Terminals would be gold
> plated with NO slide on styles allowed unless they have a positive lock.
>
> Sealed LED lamp assemblies OR sealed conventional lamps would be very
> welcome as well.
>
> -- 
> Steve W.
>
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